Shneer Family Fellowship in Innovations in Jewish Life 

The Program in Jewish Studies and the University of Colorado’s Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections annually support a visiting scholar whose research interests take advantage of the unique resources in the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections. This $1,500 fellowship opportunity is open to faculty and doctoral students, who have advanced to candidacy. Application details can be found on the Program in Jewish Studies website here.

This fellowship is made possible by the Shneer Family Endowed Fellowship Fund, which supports the initiative to make CU Boulder a center for the study of American Judaism after the Holocaust.

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History - Jewish Studies Archives Summer Fellowship

The Program in Jewish Studies and the Department of History annually support CU Boulder graduate students from relevant disciplines (History and Jewish Studies) to work in the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections. The Fellowship is $4,000 and requires 130 hours of work over the summer. Fellows work with librarians and archivists on projects such as researching, designing, and curating exhibits, digital humanities initiatives, and other programs based on archival materials. Fellows will also have the opportunity to conduct original research drawing on archival materials. Application details can be found on the Program in Jewish Studies website here.

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Innovations in Jewish Life Collections Undergraduate Scholarship

The Program in Jewish Studies and the University Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections host a competition for the Innovations in Jewish Life Undergraduate Scholarship, which provides a $1,000 undergraduate scholarship for the Spring semester. The scholarship requires 60 hours of research over the Spring semester (or approximately 4 hours per week to be allocated however works best around the student’s and the supervisor’s schedule) in the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections. Application details can be found on the Program in Jewish Studies website here.

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Innovations in Jewish Life Collections Graduate Research Fellowship

The Program in Jewish Studies and University Libraries’ Rare and Distinctive Collections host a competition for the Innovationsn in Jewish Life Collections Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $2,000, semester-long fellowship to a CU Boulder graduate student. The Fellowship requires 65 hours of research in the IJL Collections over the spring semester, during which the Fellow will work with librarians and archivists to produce an original research paper or project using one or more of the collections. Upon completion, the paper will be made available on the IJL website for public viewing. Application details can be found on the Program in Jewish Studies website here.

Learn more about the IJL Collections Graduate Research Fellowship